Khrabrovo Airport
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| Khrabrovo Airport Аэропорт Храброво |
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IATA: KGD – ICAO: UMKK
 KGD
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public/Military | ||
| Location | Kaliningrad | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 42 ft / 13 m | ||
| Coordinates | 54°53′24″N 20°35′33″E / 54.89°N 20.5925°ECoordinates: 54°53′24″N 20°35′33″E / 54.89°N 20.5925°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 06/24 | 8,202 | 2,500 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Passengers | 1,023,990 | ||
Khrabrovo Airport (Russian Аэропорт Храброво, German Powunden) (IATA: KGD, ICAO: UMKK) is located 24 kilometers (15 mi) north of Kaliningrad, east off the Zelenogradsk highway. The airport, part of which is still military, is a bare landing strip with few frills for passengers.
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[edit] History
- 1922 - Joint Russian-German joint venture Deruluft starts flights on first scheduled international route Königsberg (Devau airport) - Moscow
- 1945 - Airport is transferred to Civil Air Fleet of USSR
- 1961 - Joint Air Squadron formed at the basis of airport and airline
- 1977 - Operations of Tupolev-134 begin
- 1979 - Passenger terminal is built in Khrabrovo
- 1988 - Tupolev-154s begin operations to Kaliningrad
- 1992 - Enterprise separates from Vnukovo Production association and becomes independent entity
- 1993 - First scheduled international flights begin. Two Tupolev-154s are purchased
- 1997 - Air enterprise is renamed “Kaliningrad Avia”
- 2001 - Air enterprise is in receivership
- 2002 - Change of ownership structure. Transformation into Joint Stock Company
- 2004 – Beginning of reconstruction of runway, apron, navigation equipment
- 2005 – Air enterprise renamed “KD Avia”
- 2007 - opening of the new terminal
- 2009 - The "KD Avia" airline ceases its operations
Passenger numbers are also rising, and are set to rise even more with the introduction of more routes:
- 2002 - 163,000
- 2003 - 115,000
- 2004 - 209,000
- 2005 - 311,000
- 2006 - 731,626
- 2007 - 1,204,060
- 2008 - 1,920,000
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeroflot | Moscow-Sheremetyevo |
| Aerosvit Airlines | Kiev-Boryspil, Simferopol |
| airBaltic | Riga |
| Ak Bars Aero | Moscow-Domodedovo |
| Belavia | Minsk Seasonal: Gomel, Grodno |
| Donavia | Moscow-Sheremetyevo |
| Jat Airways | Belgrade (begins 15 March) |
| LOT Polish Airlines | Warsaw-Chopin |
| Nordavia | Sochi |
| Rossiya | St Petersburg |
| RusLine | Krasnodar, Mineralnye Vody |
| S7 Airlines | Moscow-Domodedovo |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Seasonal: Copenhagen [begins 25 March] |
| UTair Aviation | Moscow-Vnukovo |
| Uzbekistan Airways | Tashkent |
[edit] Public transportation serving the airport
The following city bus line connect the airport:
- to Kaliningrad, No. 144 by Koenigtransauto (Кёнигтрансавто); to Kaliningrad Main Bus/Railway Station.
The International Sector (terminal) is 3 km away from the Domestic terminal. The bus does not serve the International Sector therefore it is advisable to have private transportation prearranged.
[edit] External links
- Khrabrovo Airport Official website
- ASN Accidents history for UMKK
- NOAA/NWS current weather observations
- Airport information for UMKK at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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